Souls Alike Explained

Souls Alike is the fifteenth album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 2005.

Track listing

1. "I Will Not Be Broken" (Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Tommy Sims) – 3:41
2. "God Was in the Water" (Randall Bramblett, Davis Causey) – 5:17
3. "Love on One Condition" (Jon Cleary) – 3:43
4. "So Close" (Tony Arata, George Marinelli, Pete Wasner) – 3:22
5. "Trinkets" (Emory Joseph) – 5:02
6. "Crooked Crown" (David Batteau, Maia Sharp) – 3:49
7. "Unnecessarily Mercenary" (Jon Cleary) – 3:51
8. "I Don't Want Anything to Change" (Stephanie Chapman, Liz Rose, Maia Sharp) – 4:29
9. "Deep Water" (John Capek, Marc Jordan) – 3:58
10. "Two Lights in the Nighttime" (Lee Clayton, Pat McLaughlin) – 4:22
11. "The Bed I Made" (David Batteau, Maia Sharp) – 4:59

Personnel

• Bonnie Raitt – lead vocals, slide guitar, acoustic guitar (8)
• Jon Cleary – acoustic piano (1–8, 10, 11), Hammond B3 organ, Wurlitzer organ, rhythm guitar (3), backing vocals (3, 4, 7, 9)
• Mitchell Froom – Minimoog (1), additional acoustic piano (2), Rhodes piano (2), dolceola (4), additional Wurlitzer organ (6), additional baritone saxophone (6), additional Hammond B3 organ (8), additional orchestration (9)
• John Capek – acoustic piano (9), strings (9), bass (9), drum loops (9), percussion (9)
• George Marinelli – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals (4, 10)
• David Batteau – synth guitar (6)
• James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass (1–8, 10, 11)
• Ricky Fataar – drums, percussion
• Maia Sharp – backing vocals (1, 2, 6), baritone saxophone (6), tenor saxophone (11)
• Arnold McCuller – backing vocals (1, 5, 7, 9)
• Sweet Pea Atkinson – backing vocals (5, 7)

Production

• Producer – Bonnie Raitt
• Co-Producer, Recording and Mixing – Tchad Blake
• Additional Recording and Mixing – Kevin Dean
• Assistant Engineers – David Boucher, Ryan Doordan, Michael Rodriguez and Scott Wiley.
• Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering (Portland, ME).
• Project Coordinator – Kathy Kane
• Art Direction, Design and Background Photography – Norman Moore
• Photography – Sam Jones
• Stylist – Kate Lindsay
• Make-Up – Joanna Schlip
• Management – Annie Heller-Gutwillig and Chloe Monahan

Charts

Billboard (United States)